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J. TALPA & J. BEDNARZ.

WEAPON. APPLICATION FILED SEPT-21. 19m

Patented Apr. 1, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1, 1919.

Application filed September 27, 1918. Serial No. 255,904.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Joan TALPA, a subject of the Emperor of Austria, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, and State of Idichigan, and I, JACOB BnnNAnz, a subject of the Emperor of Austria, residing at De troit, county of Wayne, and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Veapons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in weapons of offense and defense and particularly to types adapted for close combat.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a weapon with which is combined a saber like blade and a type of gun having a revolving cylinder carrying a plurality of cart-ridges.

A further object is to provide a weapon which may be readily operated for either of its purposes and which possesses a sight-1y appearance.

A still further object is to provide a weapon in which is combined protective devices for the hand by which it is operated.

These and other like objects are attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming a ma terial part of this disclosure, and in which Figure l is a top plan view, showing an implement made in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view, taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.

The invention comprises a blade 10, fashioned like that of a sword or saber, and having a single cutting edge 11, terminating in an acute point 12 at its front end. The shank or portion contiguous to the handle is pressed outwardly forming a loop 1%, its extreme end 15 being rigidly engaged within the handle and slightly offset, or to one side of its center.

In the center of the handle is fastened a strip 17 by screws 18 or like fastening means engaging the gun frame 20, containing a hammer 21 and trigger 22, operative in the usual manner by mechanism (not shown), the extending portion of the gun fiame having an opening 23 in which is rotatably mounted the revolver cylinder 24 upon a pin passing through a rigid portion of the front of the frame, the pin being held in operative relation by a detent 26 as is usual.

Extending outward from the front of'the frame is a barrel 27, the same having a bore in register with one of the cartridge carrying openings in the cylinder 24, and is provided with a sight 28 near its outer end, the barrel being held closely adjacent to the blade 10 by a clip 30, conforming in shape to the exterior of the barrel and held by an extending flanged foot 31, secured by screws 32 to the blade.

A concavely curved shield 35 contains an opening 36 through which the gun body extends and is secured to the handle by a clip 37, the guard or shield having an opening through which the sight 28 can be seen.

Also secured to the gun frame 20 is a fixed guard 38, having a portion 39 parallel to the handle 16, and terminating in an upturned portion 40, engaged by the screw 41 with the extreme end of the handle.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a neat appearing and serviceable weapon has been provided which is capable of being used either as a gun or as a saberin a practical 11151111161".

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

In a weapon, the combination with a saber blade and a handle rigidly engaged in ofi'set relation at the rear thereof, of a lateral loop formed in said blade adjacent to said handle, a gun frame secured in said handle, a revoluble cylinder rotatably mounted in said gun frame, said cylinder projecting into said loop, a barrel extending from said frame, a clip secured to said saber blade engageable with said barrel, a convex shield secured to said gun frame between said handle and said revoluble cylinder, said shield having an opening through which the gun sight may be seen, and a guard secured to said gun frame and to said handle.

In testimony whereof we have affixed our signatures.

JOHN TALPA. JACOB BEDNARZ.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Paton",

Washington, D. 0. 

